noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , firm , good , great , strong
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Their quarrel meant the end of a beautiful ~.
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They formed a close ~ at college.
▪ close , intimate
▪ beautiful , warm
▪ real , true
▪ innocent , platonic
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Their affair had started out as an innocent ~.
▪ eternal , lasting , lifelong , long , long-standing
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They made vows of eternal ~ to each other.
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It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong ~s.
▪ new , old
▪ personal
VERB + FRIENDSHIP
▪ build , develop , establish , forge , form , make , start up , strike up
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He finds it difficult to make lasting ~s.
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Jo struck up a ~ with a girl in her class.
▪ maintain
▪ cement
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We cemented our ~ with a beer.
▪ cultivate
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He's trying to cultivate his ~ with the Edwards family.
▪ promote
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The aim of the festival is to promote ~ between the two countries.
▪ rekindle , renew
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It will be a pleasure to renew our ~.
▪ destroy , ruin , spoil , wreck
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How can you let such a silly incident ruin your ~?
▪ end
▪ lose
▪ risk
▪ betray
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He betrayed our ~ by revealing my secret to his cousin.
▪ value
FRIENDSHIP + VERB
▪ develop , grow
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Friendships need time to develop.
▪ begin , start
▪ end
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
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He was jealous of the ~ between his wife and daughters.
▪ ~ with
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Her mother did not approve of her ~ with Ahmed.
PHRASES
▪ bonds of ~ , ties of ~
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The ties of ~ between us will never be broken.
▪ the hand of ~
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He extended the hand of ~ towards/toward his former enemy.
▪ a gesture of ~
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In a gesture of ~ she invited them to her wedding.
▪ an offer of ~
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She offended them by turning down their offer of ~.
▪ a spirit of ~
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We hope the spirit of ~ between our countries will remain.
▪ a token of your ~
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Please accept this gift as a token of our ~.